West Side story : original Broadway cast recording by Leonard Bernstein(
Recording
)68
editions published
between
1985
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
1,431 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Presents the soundtrack of the film version of "West Side Story," a tale of a young couple caught in the crossfire of rival
gangs

Norma by Vincenzo Bellini(
Recording
)94
editions published
between
1962
and
2006
in
6
languages
and held by
889 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Norma may be the most challenging soprano role in all of Italian opera. Only the very greatest have the technical mastery
and vocal acumen to convey all the facets of this virtuosic part. With this legendary cast, everything comes together in this
bel canto masterpiece. Joan Sutherland's ravishingly beautiful voice can do anything Bellini's spectacular vocal line requires.
As Norma's friend Adalgisa, Marilyn Horne proves that mezzos can sing as gloriously as sopranos. Together they sent audiences
into a frenzy. Add poetic Carlo Bergonzi as the man they both love and rich-voiced Cesare Siepi as Norma's father, and you
have one of the all time great broadcasts

Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini(
)34
editions published
between
1973
and
2009
in
6
languages
and held by
743 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
With a cast like this you can't help falling in love all over again with The barber of Seville. The marvelous Hermann Prey
is Figaro, a guy you wouldn't buy a used car from, but he's great to have on your side considering he can charm anyone out
of anything. The sensational Marilyn Horne (Rosina) and Enrico Di Giuseppe (a love-struck Count Almaviva) immediately enlist
him in their quest to foil Fernando Corena (Dr. Bartolo) so they can marry. With James Levine conducting, it's all just sensational

Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi(
)42
editions published
between
1968
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
734 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Carmen by Georges Bizet(
Recording
)67
editions published
between
1973
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
681 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Carmen is enticing, irresistible, and devastatingly fatal. Men can't resist her, but she refuses to be tied down. In Bizet's
ever-popular opera, this leads to broken hearts, jealousy--and death. The composer expresses every nuance of the riveting
title character in her music, and seldom has it been as superbly sung as the great Marilyn Horne does here. She is earthy,
erotic, dangerous, and unforgettable. James McCracken is an explosive Don José, the poor soldier who gives up everything
for Carmen, only to lose her in the end and seal his own fate

Le prophète; [opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer(
Recording
)85
editions published
between
1970
and
2016
in
6
languages
and held by
669 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Meyerbeer's grand operas once ruled the operatic world, but they're rarities today. With this performance the Met pulled out
all the stops to show modern audiences what all the fuss was about. James McCracken is Jean of Lyden, a simple innkeeper who
is proclaimed the Prophet and who leads a religious uprising in medieval Holland. During the turmoil he denounces his mother,
Fidès (Marilyn Horne at her spectacular best), and his fiancé, Berthe (a passionate Renata Scotto), turns on him. The opera
ends catastrophically but is filled with colorful music

Mignon by Ambroise Thomas(
Recording
)36
editions published
between
1970
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
608 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this performance, the sensational Risë Stevens sings one of her signature roles, the shy but loving Mignon. It's a true
operatic rarity, not heard at the Met since Stevens last did it in 1949, and it overflows with astonishing musical variety.
The opera has at least two roles dear to the hearts of great singing actors: Mignon, and old Lothario, who turns out to be
her father - here the superb Ezio Pinza in a stellar performance. Mimi Benzell is the flirtatious Philine, and James Melton
is Wilhelm Meister, Mignon's true love

This is my country by Mormon Tabernacle Choir(
)3
editions published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
604 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck(
Recording
)39
editions published
between
1968
and
1997
in
5
languages
and held by
590 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Odeon: 80756

La navarraise by Jules Massenet(
Recording
)34
editions published
between
1975
and
2010
in
5
languages
and held by
570 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Padmavati by Albert Roussel(
)40
editions published
between
1983
and
2007
in
3
languages
and held by
566 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Padmâvatî: Opéra-ballet en deux actes. Livret: Louis Laloy

Marilyn Horne by Marilyn Horne(
)30
editions published
between
1966
and
2004
in
6
languages
and held by
542 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

L'Italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini(
Recording
)51
editions published
between
1968
and
2011
in
4
languages
and held by
541 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
James Levine on the podium brings an ideal blend of sparkle and lyricism to Rossini's enchanting comedy. Olga Borodina is
Isabella, the Italian girl who ends up in Algiers as she searches for her lost lover, Lindoro, sung by the sensational Juan
Diego Flórez. Ferruccio Furlanetto is Mustafà, the Bey of Algiers, who keeps Lindoro prisoner and decides to make Isabella
his own wife--even though he is already married to Elvira (Lyubov Petrova). Earle Patriarco is Taddeo and Mariusz Kwiecien
sings the pirate captain Haly

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi(
)13
editions published
between
1992
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
532 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Verdi's last work is his only major comedy and one of his crowning glories. Judith Raskin and Luigi Alva are the enchanting
Fenton and Nannetta who want to be married even though her father, Ford (Frank Guarrera), objects. Ford's wife Alice (Phyllis
Curtin) is being wooed by Falstaff (Ezio Flagello) who is also interested in Meg Page (Mildred Miller). Fortunately Dame Quickly
(Fedora Barbieri) is a match for Falstaff and teaches him a lesson

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel(
)36
editions published
between
1975
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
455 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Libreto basado en la adaptación escénica en inglés de Aaron Hill de la Gerusaleme liberata de Torquato Tasso

Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi(
Visual
)51
editions published
between
1990
and
2016
in
6
languages
and held by
455 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The action of the opera takes place on the enchanted island of the sorceress Alcina, where the cast of characters has been
brought by fate

Semele by George Frideric Handel(
)1
edition published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
450 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The King and I by Richard Rodgers(
Recording
)13
editions published
in
1992
in
3
languages
and held by
449 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The King and I is the 1992 studio cast recording of the 1956 The King and I film. Ben Kingsley and Julie Andrews star in the
mult-award winning musical, The King and I, recorded sumptuously by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under John Mauceri. The recording
also stars Peabo Bryson and Marilyn Horne